the frame is new to me. the rapid rise, is the first deraileur i've tried with it. I did consider that but since the frame is essentially new, i wanted to rule out the components first.
On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 4:53:56 PM UTC-8 Collin A wrote: > Also check the hanger alignment, but usually that issue results in > shifting working fine on one end and not the other...and not in the middle > as you describe. > > Was it working fine when you used a 'normal' deraileur? > > Collin in single-speed friendly Sacramento > > On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 4:34:18 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I'd look for a loose chain first, it might be too stretched in the middle >> gears where there's not much angle on it. Next is a sticky cable, it might >> be binding in the housing. >> >> Also if you're using a Microshift 9 thumb shifter I've found some are >> less than awesome. They don't recenter as well as Shimano, so you can end >> up with the shift kinda sticking wherever you pushed it instead of settling >> back to center over the chosen cog. >> >> On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 4:10:24 PM UTC-8 Drw wrote: >> >>> Ok, so I had a rapid rise derailler around and all this talk from >>> rivendell got me to put it on my partner's bike that i'm building up. I >>> can't for the life of me get it to index correctly. Not saying the >>> derailler is the problem, but i've never had this issue with regular pull >>> deraillers, so im wondering if i'm missing something. >>> >>> *Components:* >>> Rivendell Platypus >>> Microshift 9 speed thumb shifter for shimano (new) >>> 9 speed shimano cassette (not new but good shape) >>> Deore LX rapid rise derailer (not new but good shape) >>> >>> >>> *Specific symptoms:* >>> -Can tune it to get the highs and lows, but the middle 2-3 gears get it >>> jumping all over and not engaging with the cassette. >>> >>> Any thoughts would be appreciated, >>> Drew. LA >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa09da06-309f-4013-b9b2-4e6b42e8acd6n%40googlegroups.com.
